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Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -9.5; over/under is 214.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last meeting 120-107 on Thursday, led by 37 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Dillon Brooks...

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Nikola Jokic gives the Timberwolves' defense their flowers after they held the Nuggets to a season-worst offensive performance in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

Can someone explain to me how the Houston Rockets are 9.5-point favorites tonight in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers? Sure, I get that the game is in Houston. The Rockets are in desperation mode after dropping the first two games in LA. Role players almost always play better at home than on the […]

Denver Nuggets (54-28, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Nuggets -1.5; over/under is 229.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference first round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 113-96 on Friday, led by 25 points from Ayo Dosunmu. Nikola Joki...

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT LINE: Knicks -1.5; over/under is 214.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Hawks lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks host the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Hawks won the last meeting 109-108 on Thursday, led by 24 points from Jalen Johnson. OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 29. The Hawks...

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On his long list of things he believed went wrong, Mike Brown included the officiating.

Atlanta Dream's new forward Angel Reese is pumped up for new WNBA season as she cherishes 'the dream' in a busy offseason.

The Denver Nuggets’ decision to trade Michael Porter Jr. away in a salary dump to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson this past offseason was mostly a positive. After all, it opened up cap room for the Nuggets to bolster the team’s depth. But now that Denver is here in the 2026 NBA playoffs, they […] The post Nuggets’ Cam Johnson-Michael Porter Jr. trade is backfiring in a big way appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Minnesota pressured and sped up the Nuggets right from the jump, resulting in a blowout victory and 2-1 series lead.

Cailtin Clark took center stage on Wednesday as the Indiana Fever hosted its customary media day ahead of the 2026 WNBA season. The two-time All-Star faced all sorts of questions as she heads into her third year with the Fever. Apart from taking over the spotlight on media day, Clark also took on a role that she has recently embraced.

On the night Jaylon Tyson was selected in Round 1 of the 2024 NBA Draft, he told his brother Jordyn: "You're next." He was right.

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The Portland Trail Blazers are deadlocked in a battle with the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Deni Avdija and Co. will try to take a 2-1 series lead on Friday night when the series shifts to the Pacific Northwest for Games 3 and 4 with Damian Lillard watching from […] The post Damian Lillard could return from Achilles injury vs. Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Talking smack the way Jaden McDaniels did in the aftermath of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets on the road can only have one of two effects. It can either jolt the opposing team wide-awake, or it can put the trash-talking side at quite an advantageous position, mental-wise. It certainly looks […] The post Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels stands on business in Game 3 after calling out Nuggets stars by name appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Rudy Gobert followed his inspired Game 2 effort against Nikola Jokic by stifling the three-time MVP again on an ugly 7-for-26 shooting night.

The Raptors proved they could "make some noise" in their first-round series against the Cavs, as RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes each scored 33 points in a 126-104 rout in Thursday night's Game 3.

The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked us all by coming out and dominating the Denver Nuggets 113-96 in Game 3.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing the fight to the Denver Nuggets, but they suffered a slight injury scare in Game 3. In the second half of their game, star guard Anthony Edwards came up limping after making a play. With the Timberwolves holding a lead at the time, the All-Star guard was taken out of […] The post Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards suffers injury scare late in Game 3 vs. Nuggets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In their worst performance of the series thus far, the Knicks lose their second straight game by a point.

Bridges started Thursday’s Game 3 defeat. He took a few shots. Bricked them. Lost all confidence. And poof … disappeared faster than five first-round picks.

After dropping Game 1 at home to the Magic, the Pistons once again struggled to get their offense going in the first half of Game 2. That turned around when the third quarter started, fueled in part by a passionate halftime outburst from head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, ESPN’s Ohm Yungmisuk writes. “He really got on […]

Entering Thursday night, the Toronto Raptors knew they had to bring it for their backs were against the wall. Going down 3-0 in their first-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers was a death sentence to their season, so they had to bring their A-game to avoid seeing their campaign come to a premature end. Scottie […] The post Raptors’ Scottie Barnes makes franchise history with bombshell Game 3 vs. Cavs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr reportedly is not planning to make decision on whether or not to return to the team until at least next week.

What were the best and worst picks? Which trades really stood out? And what can we expect going into Day 2?

The Knicks have a Mitchell Robinson dilemma.

Josh Hart delivered his first playoff dud — at least scoring-wise — at the worst time.